What is git-lrc?

git-lrc is a free, source-available tool that hooks into git commit to run an AI-powered code review on every diff before it lands. Think of it as a braking system for GenAI-assisted development—it catches issues like leaked credentials, expensive cloud calls, silent logic removal, and changed behavior that AI agents often introduce without telling you. By integrating directly with git, it reviews code at the commit stage, when context is fresh and fixes are cheap.

Who it's for

• Individual developers who use AI coding assistants and want a safety net to catch silent bugs and security issues before they reach production
• Engineering teams with heterogeneous tooling—different editors, AI assistants, and hosting platforms—who need a shared review layer that works across their entire stack
• Tech leads and managers who want to standardize code quality behavior at the one unavoidable moment every engineer already touches: git commit

Key features

Automatic commit-time review

git-lrc hooks into git commit and launches an AI review automatically. After a one-time setup, every git repo on your machine triggers review on commit—no per-repo configuration needed.

Inline AI comments with severity badges

The review UI shows a GitHub-style diff with color-coded additions and deletions. AI comments appear at the exact lines that matter, each tagged with a severity badge so you know what's critical versus cosmetic.

Review summary and staged file navigation

A high-level overview tells you what the AI found across all staged files. You can jump between files, see lines added and removed per file, and get a complete picture before the commit lands.

Manual review mode for extra control

Before committing, you can run git lrc review to trigger an AI review manually. Then vouch with --vouch or skip with --skip—giving you full control over what gets reviewed and when.

What stands out

"If AI is your accelerator, git-lrc is your braking system."

This captures the product's core philosophy: GenAI accelerates development but silently breaks things, and git-lrc catches those breaks at the commit stage. Unlike PR-time reviews that catch issues too late, or noisy in-editor checks, git-lrc rides an existing habit—git commit—so adoption is high and friction is low. It's free, uses your own Gemini API key, and requires no credit card or trial limits.

Worth checking out if…

You use AI coding assistants and want a lightweight, free safety net that catches leaked credentials, expensive cloud calls, and silent logic removal before they ship. It's especially valuable if your team uses different editors and AI tools but shares git as the common denominator.